Conventions & Treaties
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100

This Convention deals with discrimination and violence against women, and although the US has signed it, the US has not ratified it 

  • The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
100

In what state was Anthony Ray Hinton incarcerated? 

Alabama 

100

These are intentional or unintentional derogatory remarks made to someone based solely on their membership in a marginalized group

Microaggressions 

100

This is a term that describes the nature of the UDHR and human rights in general, meaning that certain individuals cannot be excluded from having the rights therein

Inalienable 

200

This document is one of the three that make up the "International Bill of Rights," but is aspirational only and has no ratification mechanism 

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)

200

What was the name of Henry's best friend on death row, who was formerly a member of the KKK?

Henry Hays

200

After signing a human rights document, what next step needs to happen before it has the same force of law as domestic federal legislation? 

Ratification 

200

This is a term that describes the nature of the UDHR and human rights in general, meaning that the UDHR must be taken as a whole, and rights cannot be picked and chosen 

Indivisible 

300

The United States HAS ratified this Convention, which deals with cruel, inhumane treatment and torture 

Convention Against Torture (CAT)

300

What two people came to visit Anthony regularly while he was incarcerated? 

Lester (his best friend) and his mother 

300

The theory that states a person has many different identities, with some being privileged and some being marginalized, is called what?

Intersectionality 

300

What was the armed conflict that ended right before the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was written? 

WWII

400

This is one of the Covenants included in the "International Bill of Rights," the only one of the three that has been ratified by the United States 

The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)

400

How many years did Anthony spend on death row? 

28

400

Conscious beliefs/biases held by individuals and expressed either overtly or covertly, with the key aspect of the individual having a conscious bias (ie catcalling women) is an example of what?

Micro-Assault 

400

This is a means of educating, indoctrinating, and imposing norms upon an individual, with an example being that boys are given toy trucks 

Socialization 

500

Although this Covenant is one of the three documents in the "International Bill of Rights," the United States has not ratified it, in part because of the US' cultural devaluation of social and cultural rights 

The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)

500

What evidence was presented by the defense's expert witness in support of Anthony's innocence, but was discredited by the prosecution? 

Ballistics 

500

Name the four steps in the Analysis Framework for Social Justice Issues 

1) ISSUE (identify)

2) CURRENT RESOURCES (analyze)

3) VISION (determine) 

4) FEASIBILITY 

500

What number did the US rank in terms of upholding Human Rights, out of 175 countries surveyed? 

#60

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